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Martin
Angeles, CFIwas named Regional Director of
Ethics and Compliance for Rush Enterprises.
Martin has been with Rush Enterprises for over eight years. He has also worked
in loss prevention at other retailers such as Hughes Supply Inc as a Regional
Asset Protection Manager, Stein Mart as an Area Loss Prevention Manager, and JC
Penney as a Loss Prevention Manager. Martin earned his Bachelor of Science
degree in Psychology from Georgia College and State University and went on to
get his Master of Science in Administration, Business - Human Resources
Administration from Central Michigan University. Congratulations Martin!

U.S. Senate Looking at Green Dot - Money Pak Scams plaguing U.S. retailers &
consumers The hearing on Wednesday afternoon - the third the committee
has held over the past three years to raise awareness about scams that aim at
the elderly and the poor - will focus on what prepaid card companies and the
retail stores that sell their products can do to alert consumers of the
potential for fraud. Phone scams involving prepaid debit card products have been
on the rise for the past few years and have resulted in dozens of warnings to
consumers from the Federal Bureau of Investigation and state law enforcement
agencies. In July, The New York Times reported that such scams are believed to
cost consumers tens of millions of dollars each year and have become more
numerous as the prepaid debt card industry has grown into an $80 billion a year
business. Reloadable prepaid cards like MoneyPak and Vanilla Reload are sold at
tens of thousands of stores across the United States, including most CVS,
Walgreens, 7-11 and Family Dollar stores. The Senate committee, in a news
release, said it wanted to know what steps retailers were taking to train
employees to "help spot and warn consumers who may have fallen victim to a
scam."
nytimes.com

$186 Million AutoZone Verdict is Eye-Opening, but Unlikely to Stick - Eventually
fired for $400 register shortage A federal jury in California ordered AutoZone Inc. to pay a
former female employee nearly $186 million in damages after ruling that the
auto-parts retailer mistreated her based on gender, demoted her after learning
she was pregnant and eventually fired her after she allowed $400 in cash to go
missing from the register one night. Ms. Juarez claims that after she was
promoted to part sales manager, she "hit a glass ceiling," according to her
lawyer. Mr. Bohm said in court papers that when she told her manager she was
pregnant in 2005, her manager told her he felt sorry for her. She alleged the
manager started treating her meanly and openly yelled at her, despite the fact
that her sales team had been meeting or beating sales targets, Mr. Bohm said.
She was demoted in 2006. After returning to work, she sued the company for sex
discrimination. AutoZone fired her in 2008. In court briefs, AutoZone argued
that Ms. Juarez presented flimsy evidence to support her claims, saying she
twisted ambiguously worded, stray remarks by her superiors into something more
malevolent. The company said she was demoted for displaying "managerial
disloyalty" and getting a poor performance review, and they said she was fired
after she allowed $400 in cash to go missing from the register one night. The
jury deemed it retaliation for her complaints. AutoZone says it's not making any
deals. "We believe this verdict could not be based on the evidence or logic, and
we plan to proceed with all legal remedies," a company spokesman said.
wsj.com

J.C.
Penney awards Marvin Ellison, President, 2 million shares
Former AP executive and now President of J.C. Penney Marvin Ellison was awarded
2.07 million restricted stock units (RSUs) by the retailer in connection with
his employment. Penney previously disclosed this award in connection with the
announcement of Ellison's appointment in October. (For the full story, see our Special Report here.)
The RSUs will vest in thirds on the first, second and third anniversaries,
respectively, of the grant date, provided Ellison remains continuously employed
with Penney through those dates. The award fully vests if Ellison is
involuntarily terminated for any reason other than cause, if Ellison voluntarily
terminates his employment for good reason, and if his employment terminates in
certain cases within two years following a change in control of the company.
chainstoreage.com

Dollar General may have to shut more than 4,000 stores to acquire Family Dollar
Dollar General may have to divest more than double the 1,500 stores it said it
was willing to sell if it wants to gain regulatory approval to buy arch-rival
Family Dollar, The Post has learned. The Federal Trade Commission may require
the country's No. 1 dollar store chain to divest more than 4,000 stores to win
approval of its stalled $9.1 billion merger proposal, two sources close to the
situation said Tuesday. There is concern among the FTC staff that the two chains
are mainly in competition with each other - and not with Walmart, drugstores and
supermarkets, the sources said. Regulators are concerned a merger would
eliminate price competition. Getting the FTC to change its mind on what
retailers are its biggest rivals could take as long as six months - but rival
Dollar Tree, the No. 3 chain in the sector, wants a vote on its proposed Family
Dollar merger by Dec. 31, according to insiders.
nypost.com

Retailers lost more than 57M consumer records in Q3 2014 - Data
breaches on the rise Between July and September of 2014,
information security company SafeNet counted 320 reported data
breaches, an increase of 25% compared to the third quarter of 2013.
Those security failures exposed more than 183 million customer
accounts. SafeNet tracks data breaches on a quarterly basis for its
Breach Level Index. And the retail industry was hit hard. Retailers
accounted for 31% of records stolen - 57,216,390 data records - in
47 data breach incidents, or 15% of the data breach incidents. The
only industry accounting for more breaches and lost records was the
financial industry with 77,605,972 (42%) records. "The retail
industry has been consistently hit hard with breaches," says Tsion
Gonen, chief strategy officer at SafeNet. "... Customers have been
very tolerant of these breaches, because they feel that this access
can be corrected by someone else, like a bank replacing a stolen
credit card."
internetretailer.com

Jimmy John's, Coca-Cola facing class-action lawsuits following data breaches
The restaurant chain Jimmy John's and Coca-Cola are both facing class action
lawsuits stemming from recent data breaches. In both cases, the lead plaintiffs
identify instances of fraud or identity theft they allegedly experienced as a
result of the breach incidents. In the Jimmy John's lawsuit, plaintiff Barbara
Irwin alleges a credit card she used at a Jimmy John's location in Arizona was
compromised as a result of the breach, with five fraudulent charges made on the
card. Irwin is suing Jimmy John's on behalf of all breach victims for violations
of various state data breach statutes, making charges that include breach of
implied contract, violation of the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act and violation of
the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. The suit is
seeking unspecified damages, including that Jimmy John's pay for three years of
credit card fraud monitoring services.
Jimmy John's on Sept. 24 confirmed a payment card breach that affected about
216 of its locations in 40 states. The lawsuit against Coca-Cola alleges that
after the breach, fraudsters accessed, used and altered the bank and credit
accounts, and other PII, of plaintiff Shane Enslin, a former service technician
at Keystone Coca-Cola Bottling Co. in Mount Pocono, Penn. Plus, a fraudster
obtained employment from the United Parcel Service in Enslin's name, according
to the lawsuit. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of all breach victims, charges
Coca-Cola, among other things, with negligence, negligent misrepresentation and
fraud and breach of contract. The class action is seeking unspecified damages,
including the provision of credit monitoring services and identity theft
insurance for at least 25 years.
Back in January, Coca-Cola said that the personal information of roughly 74,000
current and former employees, as well as contractors and vendors, was
exposed as a result of the theft of 55 company laptops by a former employee.
Information exposed as a result of the theft includes Social Security and
driver's license numbers, the report says.
bankinfosecurity.com

PRICE-MATCH
SCAM - Walmart matches fake Amazon ad, sells PlayStation 4 for $90
Customers have misused Wal-Mart's price-match promotion to obtain $400
PlayStation 4 consoles for less than a quarter of the retail price using
third-party sellers on Amazon. The company announced on Nov. 13 that it would
price-match select online retailers, including Amazon.com. However, any Amazon
member with a registered selling account can create authentic–looking pages and
list items "for sale" online. Consumers need only take a screen capture of the
page and show it to a cashier at checkout in order to request the price match.
Few employees appear to have verified the legitimacy of these online deals as
many customers were able to purchase gaming systems for $90. The scam seems to
have been initiated after Sears accidentally listed several Nintendo consoles on
its site for $60, according to Consumerist, a consumer advocacy site. Members of
Twitter and Reddit communities have posted pictures of receipts documenting that
Wal-Mart had accepted these fake Amazon listings.
cnbc.com

'Retail Workers Bill of Rights' passed in San Francisco - First U.S.
jurisdiction to address retailer scheduling unpredictability As
retailers come under fire for scheduling their employees for fluctuating work
shifts, the San Francisco Board of Supervisors has taken the lead in mandating
schedule certainty. On Tuesday, the board voted unanimously to enact a so-called
Retail Workers Bill of Rights ordinance that would make San Francisco the
first jurisdiction in the nation to address retail employee schedule
unpredictability by requiring retailers to post work schedules 14 days in
advance, and compensate workers for schedule changes or cancellations made with
fewer than seven days notice and for unused on-call shifts. In addition, the
ordinance orders retailers to give part-time workers the same starting rate of
hourly pay, access to time off and promotion eligibility as their full-time
counterparts. The ordinance only applies to chain retailers with 20 or more
employees and at least 20 locations in San Francisco.
wwd.com
bizjournals.com

Philadelphia Cops Coined 'Black Friday' in 1961 - not retailers
In 1961 the term "Black Friday" was used by the Philadelphia Police Department
to describe a day plagued by heavy traffic. Before then, it was used to describe
several economic crises, such as the gold market collapse in 1869. Shopping
wasn't the only reason for the heavy traffic on "Black Friday," however. In the
1960s, when the Philadelphia police and traffic departments were using the term,
the Army-Navy game was played in the city the Saturday after Thanksgiving
(sparking the term "Black Saturday," too) and out-of-towners hoping to attend
the game often started to arrive that Friday. "It was nothing that was termed by
the retailers by any means. The retailers saw it as actually more of a black eye
than a Black Friday for almost discouraging people from coming into the cities
and shopping," says writer Michael Lisicky. Since that time, retailers have
repurposed the phrase and given it the more positive connotation that it has
today. "I've never seen Black Friday sales until the early 2000s. It was still
an 'after Thanksgiving sale,'" Lisicky said. "It took until the 2000s before
there was some kind of more positive connotation behind [the term]." Ironically,
"Black Friday" is still associated with huge crowds and massive amounts of
chaos, but, for most, the term itself is no longer attached to its Philadelphia
roots.
pennlive.com

Lowe's Q3 up 5.1%, with revenue up 5.6%
Jack in the Box Q4 up 3.1%
TJX Q3 up 2%, with net sales up 6%
Target Q3 up 1.2%, with total sales up 2.7% PetSmart Q3 flat, with net sales up 2.6%
Staples Q3 down 4%, with net sales down 5.9%

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A Secaucus police officer has been charged with obtaining a
steroid gel known as Androgel testosterone and then selling the medication
online on eBay, officials announced today. Investigators allege that between
Feb. 24, 2013 and Oct. 30, 2013, Cucciniello obtained the steroid and sold it
online, based on the probe by Hudson County Prosecutor's Office Internal Affairs
Unit in cooperation with the Secaucus Police Department, Hudson County Assistant
Prosecutor Gene Rubino said. Cucciniello was processed and released on a summons
complaint, which is common for third degree crimes, Rubino said, adding that
Cucciniello is scheduled to make his first court on the charge on Friday in
Central Judicial Processing court in Jersey City. According to the FDA, Androgel
is a prescription medicine that contains testosterone and is used to treat adult
males who have low or no testosterone. Androgel is a controlled substance
because it contains testosterone that can be a target for people who abuse
prescription medicines. Selling or giving away this medicine may harm others and
is against the law.

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Safer web shopping: Avoid getting stung when buying online
Cyber Monday, on December 1, is set to be one of the busiest days for online
retailers as consumers look to take advantage of discounts. Last year
Amazon.co.uk saw more than 4 million items ordered on that day alone. However,
this is also the time of year when criminal activity peaks, with fraudsters
cashing in as shoppers are often more lax with their security in their rush to
spend money. "While shopping online is less stressful than fighting through the
high street, it can bring its own stresses if people are careless with their
personal and financial information," says Neil Munroe from credit reference
agency Equifax. "Fraudsters trawl cyberspace for people's identities, enabling
them to access bank and credit card accounts, and to set up new accounts in the
names of their victims." As well as identity theft, online fraud can take a
variety of guises including bogus stores, counterfeit goods, and fake websites
taking payment for items but then not delivering them to the buyer. Here are
some tips to help you safely shop online this holiday season.
express.co.uk

Omnichannel: What you need to know for 2015
If you think embracing omnichannel is tough, you're not alone. According to the
third annual Retail Insight industry benchmark report, 94% of retailers,
suppliers and logistics firms surveyed haven't executed a longterm omnichannel
strategy, and 37% don't even have one. The report, commissioned by SPS Commerce
and conducted by Retail Systems Research, highlights the cross-functional
challenges retailers and others face as they build omnichannel capabilities into
their operations. The report also underscores the critical role fulfillment
excellence plays in meeting consumer expectations for rapid fulfillment and
flexible returns. But most importantly, the report affirms that omnichannel
truly is the future of retail—and that the future is now. The emphasis has
shifted to the supply chain side of the business, what some call the "Amazon
effect." In the simplest terms, it's the presumption that retailers will always
have in stock the items consumers want to buy and be able to deliver those items
quickly to wherever consumers want them.
retailingtoday.com

"Fraud is not a person - it is a dynamic grouping of statistics
that deviate from the norm."
Stuart B. Levine, CFI, CFCI
CEO, The Zellman Group & Zellman Fraudnet

Six
Sought In Retail Theft Ring Targeting Lowes Stores in the Pittsburgh area
Police in McCandless, PA say they've jailed the ring leader of a retail theft
group that Lowes stores repeatedly over the last month-and-a-half. Some thieves
are discriminating, these were not. "Could be flooring, could be ceiling tiles
and the T's for suspended ceiling, various kinds of merchandise that is
expensive," said McCandless Police Chief Gary Anderson. Anderson says Lowes came
to police with video surveillance of 27-year-old Gunnar Frantz stealing from the
store. "He'd put it on a flat cart and walk out of the store with it and he'd
carry a piece of paper as if it was a receipt and if someone came towards him,
he'd waive it and keep going," said Anderson. He was at the store 13 times
throughout October and early November. Anderson says Frantz hit the Lowes in
McCandless, Pittsburgh Mills, Gibsonia and Cranberry. "The merchandise was
returned by someone else a day or so later for cash or gift card in the similar
amount of the value of the merchandise," said Anderson. Store video surveillance
and return documentation has identified some of the suspects. Police say there
are six they've identified. And because this is Frantz' third strike. Frantz
remains in the Allegheny County Jail and the search continues for the other
suspects.
cbslocal.com

'Felony Lane Gang' suspects charged with grand theft and criminal conspiracy in
Idaho Several suspects that had human trafficking charges dropped due
to an illegal Idaho State Police search are headed into Ada County Jail for
using stolen ID's and checks. The group was part of an organized theft ring
called the Felony Lane Gang who traveled from Florida and Georgia to Idaho to
commit the crimes. The suspects came to Boise originally on October 23rd, 2014
in a rental car after breaking into a vehicle in Twin falls and using account
information from the victim to withdraw money. On October 26th, the suspect's
were pulled over in eastern Idaho and Derricka McCloud claimed that she was
kidnapped by Demiris Field, Kentraviaen Tuff and Bradley Roberts.
jrn.com

California
man arrested after 'sophisticated' counterfeit credit card operation discovered
in Beaverton, OR hotel A southern California man suspected of running
a "sophisticated" counterfeit credit card operation out of a Beaverton hotel was
arrested over the weekend, according to the city's police department. Officers
on Sunday morning began investigating a suspicious car outside a hotel and
learned the car was associated with a man who used a fake driver's license to
get a room, said Officer Mike Rowe, a Beaverton police spokesman. Detectives
responded and determined that the 2007 Mercedes was associated with an identity
theft case in California: Someone in July had used someone else's identity to
get a $40,000 loan for the car, Rowe said. The identify theft was reported to
police earlier this month.
oregonlive.com

Robbery
Of Baby Products From Supermarket Leads To 100-MPH Chase On I-580 With Toddler
In Back Seat Three people have been arrested after the theft of baby
products from a supermarket and a high-speed chase on an East Bay highway that
included a toddler in the back seat of the suspect car. The Alameda County
Sheriff's Office identified the three suspects as 37-year-old Tiffany Thurman,
22-year-old Catrina Freeman, and 22-year-old Marquez Trent, all Oakland
residents. Deputies said the incident began Monday when the three went inside a
Castro Valley Safeway store to steal baby products and diapers, allegedly
getting into a fight with security guards before taking off with the items.
Deputies spotted their white SUV on Interstate 580 and pulled it over in San
Leandro. At that point, Thurman got out of the vehicle and it sped away again.
The deputies chased the vehicle into Oakland at speeds reaching 100 miles and
hour before calling off the chase after learning from Thurman her 2-year-old
child was inside the backseat of the SUV. The sheriff's department said officers
later learned Freeman, Trent and the toddler were at a home on 69th Ave. in east
Oakland. Oakland police and California Highway Patrol officers assisted deputies
in entering the home and arresting the suspects as well as locating the child
who was not hurt, officers said.
cbslocal.com

Shoplifter targets teeth-whitening strips at Warren, OH Kmart stores
Warren police are on the lookout for a shoplifter who may have a bright smile.
An officer was called to the Parkman Road K-Mart on Sunday when a store employee
reported that a man went to the dental aisle and loaded a bag with 21 packages
of Crest White Strips, then left the store. The store estimates that the total
value of the tooth whitening product is nearly $1,061.
wfmj.com

San
Antonio, TX Couple arrested, using baby stroller to shoplift at Kohl's A
couple used a baby stroller to steal items from a department store, an arrest
affidavit stated. Christina Contreras, 33, shoplifted from a Kohl's department
store on Potranco Road on more than one occasion, the affidavit stated. San
Antonio police said Rene Trevino, 40, was the driver of the getaway car. Both
suspects were arrested on theft charges Tuesday. The couple also have prior
arrests for theft. Contreras was out on bond stemming from another theft case at
the time of her latest arrest, the affidavit stated.
ksat.com

Tulsa, OK Police Recover Stolen Car After Shoplifting Incident At Walmart
Tulsa Police officers recovered a stolen car after a shoplifting incident at a
Walmart store at Admiral and Memorial late Tuesday. Officers got the call to the
store at 11:30 p.m. after two men and a woman reportedly were seen stealing
several items from the store. As the suspects left the store, police said a
store loss prevention officer approached the trio but one of the men flashed a
handgun and the employee backed off. Officers said two of the suspects took a
number of items out of an Acura Integra parked in the store's lot and jumped
into a Chevy Avalanche pickup truck which drove away.
newson6.com

Utah Organized
Retail Crime Organization Training Course Recap

By Ricky Casey
LP Field Investigator, Shopko Stores

The Utah Organized Retail Crime
Organization (UTORCA) hosted a special training event for its
members on September 23-24, 2014 in Salt Lake City, Utah. The 2 Day
Written Statement Analysis course was taught by retired U.S.
Treasury Special Agent in Charge Ernest Valverde and focused on
detection of deception in written statements, the use of a written
employee questionnaire and corresponding interviewing techniques.
Attendees included professionals from law enforcement, retail loss
prevention, and military investigation units. The response to the
training was overwhelmingly positive and UTORCA thanks Ernest
Valverde for willing to donate his time and vast knowledge in the
interest of combating organized crime.

UTORCA remains strongly committed to the professional development of
its 700+ members by holding regular industry relevant training
opportunities and a yearly educational/networking conference. If you
are interested in being an instructor for one of UTORCA's trainings
or conferences, please email UTORCA Training & Education Committee
Chairman Adam Ainsworth at
LP4159@searshc.com.

Store
manager fatally shot outside Cape Coral, Florida TJ Maxx Cape Coral
Police are investigating a fatal shooting that unfolded Tuesday night outside of
the TJ Maxx located at 1502 Del Prado Boulevard S. Alfred E. Griffiths, 54,
died. He was a manager at the store and had been taken to an area hospital with
life-threatening injuries where his death was pronounced before midnight.
According to police, the shooting occurred around 8:55 p.m. The suspect is
believed to be a white male, wearing a grey fleece shirt or jacket. Police say
he fled southbound on foot from the TJ Maxx store. An officer was in the area
when he heard what sounded like gunshots. Officers who responded say they found
Griffiths suffering from a gunshot wound outside of the store. A Lee County
Sheriff's Office aviation unit had responded along with a police K9 to try and
locate the suspect. Shortly after 10 p.m., police remained outside the store -
where the roadway in front was roped off by crime scene tape. The scene appeared
to be audibly quiet but the police presence there was heavy. By shortly after 11
p.m. authorities said the ground and air search had been called off, and the
suspect had yet to be found. Detectives said they are aggressively working leads
in the case.
nbc-2.com

Cash America Pawn Customer shoots, kills would be robber in Indianapolis
Police rushed to the Cash America Pawn on the 2400 block of East 38th Street
shortly after 2 p.m. on Tuesday for reports of an attempted robbery and person
shot. Once inside, police found the suspected robber dead on the scene.
According to police, the suspect walked in the store with a hood over his head
and pulled out a gun. Moments later, a customer pulled out a gun and shot and
killed the suspect. Police later identified the suspect as 25-year-old Tyerre
Allen of Indianapolis. He was also identified by IMPD detectives as a suspect in
other robberies in the Indianapolis area. 911 callers told dispatchers that
someone was attempting to rob the store. Another caller said he saw a male
customer inside the store engage the suspect to detour them. Police believe
three to four workers were inside the store, and about four to five customers
were inside as well when the shooting happened.
wishtv.com

US offers $1.75 M Reward for Romanian pair in online scam
A reward of as much as a Million dollars is being offered for information that
results in the capture or conviction of Popescu, who investigators believe may
be in Europe. A bounty capped at $750,000 is also being offered for information
leading to the arrest and successful criminal prosecution of Dumitru Daniel
Bosogioiu, a fellow Romanian identified as a co-conspirator in the cyber fraud
with Popescu. That fraud bilked millions of dollars from shoppers by posting
fake listings for high-value items such as cars and boats online, according to
the US Department of State. Online shoppers were directed to wire payments to
bank accounts opened with bogus identification, then the money was transferred
to leaders overseeing the scam from Romania, investigators said in a news
release. Popescu and Bosogioiu are wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
on charges including conspiracy to commit wire fraud, money laundering, and
passport fraud. The FBI added Popescu to its Cyber's Most Wanted list which was
started in 2013 to spotlight "egregious cyber crimes committed on a global
scale."
phys.org

Footage
of $500,000 Toronto jewelry store robbery shows male suspects wearing burkas Toronto
police released security camera footage on Wednesday of two male suspects who
appear to be wearing burkas during a $500,000 jewelry store heist in North York.
The robbery happened at Mona-Clara Jewellers in the York Mills Road and Leslie
Street area on Tuesday, Oct. 14 at about 11 a.m., police said. Staff Insp. Mike
Earl of the Toronto Police revealed security footage of the disguised suspects
on Wednesday at a news conference. He said the two suspects appeared to be
wearing burkas during the robbery. The footage released by police shows two
figures shrouded in black entering the jewelry store with what appear to be
handbags on their arms. One shrouded figure leads a female employee to the front
door and closes it. Another figure is shown brandishing what looks like a
handgun while emptying the contents of a display case into a bag. The robbery
lasted about five minutes, Earl said.
ctvnews.ca

Armed
robbers ambush employees, customers at Spring, TX GameStop; 2nd GameStop robbery
in the area this week Employees and customers got quite the scare at a
Spring GameStop when three armed men walked in and pulled out guns. The robbery
happened around 2:30 p.m. on Cypresswood Drive. The armed men first pretended to
be customers but within seconds of walking into the store, they made it clear
that they weren't there to buy anything. Employees immediately complied with the
suspects' demands. The criminals then went after several customers who had been
shopping inside the store. One of the suspects is seen on surveillance charging
at a female customer. "The female that was grabbed and was thrown to the floor,
thank god she wasn't injured," said Lt. Stan Jolly. "All it's going to take is
one patron of the business or employees of the business to say no, and the
suspects end up shooting them." The gunmen stole cash, cell phones and video
games. It's the second night in a row that a GameStop in the area was robbed.
Suspects targeted the store at FM 1960 and Veterans Memorial on Monday night,
less than eight miles from the location on Cypresswood.
khou.com

$120K
in Louis Vuitton Purses Stolen at Northbrook Court Mall in Chicago Burglars
crashed a car Tuesday morning into the Louis Vuitton store at Northbrook Court
mall, police said, the latest in a series of smash-and-grab burglaries around
the Chicago area. Northbrook Police said the crash happened at 4:53 a.m. Police
said a number of purses were taken from the store, estimating the total value
stolen at $120,000. Sources close to the investigation tell NBC5 the heist is
similar to several other recent thefts in the Chicago area. The sources said
security video, which has not yet been released, shows a sedan crashing into the
store with as many as nine burglars in the car. Several people then enter the
store on foot, scooping up a number of purses and return to a waiting vehicle.
nbcchicago.com

H&M Shoplifter ditches 2 year old toddler in attempt to escape security
A New Haven man, who allegedly tried to steal some coats from H&M at the
Westfield Trumbull mall, left his daughter behind as he ran from authorities,
according to police. Police said 29 year-old Michael Burruss ditched his 2
year-old child, who was in a stroller, when attempting to get away from store
security last Friday night. Burruss was with his daughter and a friend at the
mall on Nov. 14 when the incident occurred around 7:45 p.m. The store's loss
prevention officers told police they witnessed Burruss use what appeared to be a
tool to remove security tags from coats. He then put the coats down and walked
to a different part of the store. He came back soon after and allegedly stuffed
the coats in a bag, before exiting. When security tried to stop Burruss, he ran,
leaving the stroller and toddler behind. He was caught and charged with risk of
injury to a minor, sixth-degree larceny and possession of a shoplifting device.
The child was put in the custody of the friend who was with Burruss.
trumbulltimes.com

Serial
burglars arrested in Phoenix, AZ; suspected in 20+ burglaries Police
are accusing three men of breaking into nearly two-dozen businesses in the past
four years. The most recent burglary happened last week when the thieves made
off with prescription drugs from a valley drug store. According to police the
men started breaking into businesses in 2010. At every scene they would do the
same thing: cut the power and phone, go in with a crowbar, pry open the safe,
and take off with the items. Recently police began seeing a rash of the very
same types of crimes happening. An investigation led them to the suspects while
they were driving. All are facing various charges related to the burglaries.
fox10phoenix.com

Man uses saw to steal perfume from Dauphin Co, PA Wal-Mart
A man was charged after police said he attempted to steal perfume from a Dauphin
County Wal-Mart by using a saw from the store's hardware section to open several
boxes. Jeremiah Brant Noton, 33, of no permanent address, was charged with
retail theft in connection with the incident about 7:50 p.m. Monday. Noton used
the saw to open the packaging, removed the perfumes from the box and hid the
perfume in his jacket before leaving the store, according to the release. A
state police Trooper then confronted Noton nearby at McDonald's.
pennlive.com

Academy Sports in Texarkana, TX the victim of a roof-top burglary overnight
Texarkana, Texas police are looking for the person responsible for breaking into
a local sporting goods store overnight. Workers arrived to Academy Sports +
Outdoors in the 1100 block of Walton around 3 a.m. Wednesday to find that at
least three of their skylights had been removed and a hole was cut in the roof.
Employees do not know what items were stolen at this point.
ktre.com

PROTECTION 1 ENHANCES FIELD
MANAGEMENT TEAM THROUGH PROMOTIONS AND NEW HIRES

Appointees bring Decades of
Experience to their New Positions

Chicago, IL - November 18, 2014 - Protection 1, the
largest full-service business and home security company in the U.S., today
announced that it has named new general managers for six key markets across the
country. The new appointments include:

General Managers are responsible for managing the day-to-day
operations for their respective areas, which include both commercial and
residential sales activities. They also oversee the quality and production of
management and non-management personnel and assume responsibility for the
attainment of all financial and operational objectives.

"Our ability to attract and retain such talented individuals is a testament to
our company culture of serving the customer first," stated Donald Young, Chief
Information and Operating Officer for Protection 1. "These individuals have a
long track record of leading teams that are focused on growing their business
through outstanding customer service."
For more information on these individuals, please visit
P1newsroom.com.

4 Tips to Be in a Great Team
The best way to be a part of a great team is to build one and the first step to
doing so is to have a solid foundation of leadership. Everyone should feel that
they can be a leader, that way everyone is on the same page and able to get
their part done. Here are some tips on building leadership in your team.
Show them how

10 Ways to Build a Strong Team
It's all in the way you communicate. If your internal communication process is
strong, then your team will be strong, and chances are, more successful. While
there are numerous resources you can use to improve communication between
management and employees, here are some tips in this infographic.
Open dialogue

The 10 Parts of a Perfect Team
The key to building a perfect team is to find people who have different
perspectives and skills, that way all sorts of different ideas are being thrown
around and you hear different opinions. Here are ten ingredients to make sure
you get the right people together and communicating in a way that you will get
results.
Break old habits

Accepting criticism and feedback is probably one of the hardest
things to do especially if it's unexpected or from an individual or group that's
not really informed well enough to offer constructive criticism. Coming from our
superiors or client's criticism and feedback can truly be valuable and help mold
the path a person needs to take in changing or modifying behavior and improving
relationships. It all boils down to whether or not you're willing to accept it
and really hear what they're saying or not saying. It's human nature to
automatically respond defensively and rationalize what you're hearing thus
avoiding having to own it. However, the wise person learns to listen and force
themselves not to respond other than to acknowledge that they heard it.